ICC must break silence

The International Cricket Council must publicly pressure Cricket South Africa into decisive remedial action, writes RYAN VREDE.

Dysfunctional Sascoc is not the answer

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee taking over key functions of Cricket South Africa will only worsen cricket’s situation, writes Ryan Vrede.

The CSA circus continues

CSA has issued a rebuke of the reporting that it will only hire black consultants, while also confirming that the body will probably only hire black consultants. RYAN VREDE is confused by it all.

Cricket’s moment of reckoning

Jacques Faul’s allegations of Cricket South Africa being captured must prompt an immediate independent investigation, writes RYAN VREDE.

The strength of silence

Cricket South Africa has Peter de Villiers-ised its transformation agenda, writes RYAN VREDE.

Understanding cause and effect

The proposed Restoration Fund for cricketers who feel wronged by racial prejudice has the potential to be a complex mess and doesn’t address the root cause, writes RYAN VREDE.

The ‘mankad’ debate must end

Ricky Ponting having a ‘hard conversation’ with Ravi Ashwin about mankading is just pointless, writes SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE.

Tsolekile’s pain is real but …

Thami Tsolekile has a legitimate reason to feel aggrieved at his treatment with the Proteas but he can’t blame this for his demise, writes SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE.

CSA is killing cricket

Cricket South Africa’s deep dysfunction will be felt for years to come, writes SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE.

The problem with anger

Unrestrained anger and the expression thereof is the greatest threat to impactful messaging in the quest for equality, writes RYAN VREDE.

Racism’s roots run deep

The movement for racial equality is in the global spotlight but its impact must be felt at a local level too, writes SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE.

A win for change

The West Indies victory over England transcends sport, writes SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE.

The uprising cricket needs

Fourty-four years after the Soweto uprising and 28 years since Omar Henry became the first non-white cricketer of the post-isolation era, we still have some way to go, writes RYAN VREDE.

Years to the real heroes – Part 1

In the first piece of a two-part series, SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE dissects the records of the top five Test run-scorers in a calendar year, and re-ranks them according to difficulty and significance.

Defining month for cricket

In the next month the game’s leaders have to make some of the biggest decisions of the last decade, writes RYAN VREDE.